De Colores Means All of Us: Latina Views for a Multi-Colored Century
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (592 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1786631172 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Elizabeth Martinez's work comprises one of the most important living histories of progressive activism in the contemporary era Martinez is inimitableirrepressibleindefatigable." Angela Davis "Elizabeth Martinez has played a unique and extraordinary role as chronicler of Chicana-Chicano history, and De Colores beautifully captures her passion, her intelligence, her powerful commitment to universal human values. I am very happy this volume exists, and hope it will be widely read." Howard Zinn, author, A People's History of the United States
In these essays, Martínez describes the provocative ideas and new movements created by the rapidly expanding US Latina/o community as it confronts intensified exploitation and racism.. In De Colores Means All of Us, Martínez presents a radical Latina perspective on race, liberation, and identity. A radical Latina perspective on race, liberation, and identityElizabeth Martínez’s unique Chicana voice arises from over thirty years of experience in the movements for civil rights, women’s liberation, and Latina/o empowerment
Her best-known work is the unique bilingual volume, 500 Years of Chicano History in Pictures and the popular video based on it, which she co-directed. Elizabeth Martínez is a Chicana activist now based in San Francisco.